Halar (Haalaar) is a historical region of western India, located by the Gulf of Kutch coast on the northwestern area of Jamnagar, now Jamnagar, in Gujarat State, on Saurashtra peninsula, roughly corresponding to the present Jamnagar District, Devbhumi Dwarka district, Morbi District and Rajkot District.
In 1901 it had an area of 19,365 km2 and a population of 764,992 inhabitants.
History
The name is derived from Jam Sri Halaji Jadeja who is supposed to be the 9th-generation grandfather of Jam Sri
Jam Rawal Jadeja (who is the founder of the region and the first king to reign in the region); Halar was first established with this name by Jam Shri
Jam Rawal, a
Jadeja Rajput, in 1540.
During the British Raj Halar region was the western of the four or historical districts of Kathiawar, belonging to the Bombay Presidency, the others being Gohelwar (southeast), Jhalawar prant prant(north) and Sorath (southwest).
Princely States in Halar region
At that time the region included numerous
belonging to the
Kathiawar Agency, mostly ruled by
Jadeja Rajputs.
Its salute states were :
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First Class states :
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Nawanagar State, title Maharaja Jam Sahib, Hereditary salute of 15-guns (19-guns locally)
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Gondal State, title Maharaja, Hereditary salute of 11-guns
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Morvi State, title Maharaja, Hereditary salute of 11-guns
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Second Class states :
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Dhrol State, title Thakore Sahib, Hereditary salute of 9-guns
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Rajkot State, title Thakore Sahib, Hereditary salute of 9-guns
Its major non-salute states (mostly minor, usually several village) included :
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Fourth Class states : Kotda Sangani, Malia, Virpur
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Fifth Class states : Gavridad, Jalia Devani, Kotharia, Rajpara, Mengni, Pal State
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Sixth Class states : Bhadva.
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Seventh Class states : Khirasra, Lodhika
Other non-salute state, granted no class, were :
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multiple villages, yet mostly minor except the first : DHRAFA State (known as DHRAFA 24C , means 24 villages under Dhrafa's rule) Amran, Kanpar Ishwaria, Mulila Deri, Satodad Vavdi, Sisang Chandli,
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single village, petty states : Bhalgam Baldhoi, Kansiali, Kotda Nayani, Makaji Meghpar,
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